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  • Dalhausser, Rogers to play for beach gold

    Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers are guaranteed a medal in the Olympic beach volleyball tourney. Now the only question is what color. The U.S. topped Georgia on Wednesday to advance to the gold-medal match.



  • Marvelous matchup: U.S. vs. China

    Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh cruised into the gold medal match, where they'll put their 107-match winning streak and unblemished Olympic record on the line against China's best, Tian Jia and Wang Jie.



  • Semi-sweep: Misty, Kerri to play for gold
    Americans Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh continue their bid for a second straight Olympic beach volleyball title Tuesday when they downed Brazil in straight sets to advance to the gold-medal match.

  • Beach teams get it done in the sun

    As the Olympic beach volleyball tournaments work down to their respective final fours, the U.A.' s top-ranked men's and women's beach teams -- the two top-ranked teams in the world for that matter -- are right where they should be.



  • U.S. men have mixed results on the beach

    One U.S. team advanced while the other one was eliminated in Monday's quarterfinal action. Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers downed Germany to move on to the semis, while Jake Gibb and Sean Rosenthal lost to Brazil.



  • Ousted: Branagh, Youngs fall to China

    The first U.S. team was eliminated from the Olympic beach volleyball tournament Sunday when Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs fell to China's Xue Chen and Zhang Xi. Earlier, Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh advanced to the semifinals.



  • Cheering at Chaoyang Park

    Performing at the Olympic beach volleyball venue, which is already known for its party-like atmosphere, these dancers use a variety of performances to keep the crowd rowdy.



  • U.S. men dig deep, avoid elimination on the beach

    The U.S. men's beach volleyball teams are through to the quarterfinals. Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers avoided elimination by defeating Switzerland in three sets in the round of 16, while Jake Gibb and Sean Rosenthal downed Spain.



  • After scare, May-Treanor, Walsh advance

    The U.S. women's teams are through to the quarterfinals. Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh survived a first-set scare from Belgium on Friday, while Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs downed Cuba in round of 16 action.



  • U.S. coping with grueling Olympic schedule

    Kerri Walsh is used to playing every day - sometimes three times a day - on the professional beach volleyball tours.



  • Still perfect: May-Treanor, Walsh win again
    Americans Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh closed out pool play with a straight-set victory over Norway on Thursday, while Jake Gibb and Sean Rosenthal won a three-set thriller over Japan.

  • No. 2 U.S. beach team nears Sweet 16

    Jake Gibb and Sean Rosenthal are 2-0 in the Olympic beach volleyball round-robin and on the verge of advancing to the medal round.



  • Walsh, May-Treanor want gold medal, bundle of joy

    Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor are planning to go from barefoot to pregnant.



  • They're in: Dalhausser, Rogers win to advance

    It wasn't easy, but the Americans went 2-0 on the beach Wednesday. Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers won to advance to the elimination tournament, while Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs topped Cuba in three sets.



  • Refreshed Dalhausser, Rogers back in winning form
    After losing to Latvia on Day 1, 2007 world champions Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers returned to winning form Monday, downing a tough Swiss team in straight sets. With the win, the U.S. improves to 1-1 in pool play.